Rail-fastener.



A. Ii.. GONZALEZ.

RAIL IASTENER.l

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 22, 1911.

1,034,614.. yPaizeltel Aug. 6,1912.

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lnvenon useful j la rail asteinena portion ofwhich niay/ be partially in section and par UNITED srarus ALvIr'r n. GONZALEZ, oF Los'ANGELEs, CALIFORNIA.

" nAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Ltter's '15a/cent.

Patented/Aug. 6, y"1912.

'hppiieatioilfalea August 2z, 1911. serial No. 645,449.

To all about it mag/hbacem:

jt knn'wn t L/ALvr'N RQGONZALEZ, a citizen -of he UnitedStates, residing"4 at Los Angeles, in the confit?4 If/ LoslAn .cles and'4 State ofCaliforI/iiaha'v invented ,ngrw! and j lImprovements iin-Rail Fasteners,- of which-the following [is "ecication j This inventioi r/elltes o improvements/.in

rail fasteners, and lparticularly to rail fastenets that are adapt'edto be mounted in artlicifaly or. composition `ties or similar' rail "supporting surfi'tc if: 't

is Vn object 0i the inventionto provide f embedded a concretegpixother artificial tie, the other portion of the fastening/being' capable ofjbleing inserted or driven into place inlftheftiejafter the'rail has been placedv thereoli'. '.1 L j.' l It is a further objefbt- 'ofv the invention td provide ajrall fasteni 'g mean-sv made up of spike receivinjg sbcketsadapted to/be mounted in the finaterial of the tie and provided. with anchoring me Ins for holding the same, in plafeythe sockets-"having recesses or aperturesl in their Walls, and' rl'iinovable spikes, some of which are providetjfwith apertures engaging projection's whill others act as wedgestfor'rholdi g the said projections in engag mentiwith the apertures of the sockets. `i f i lufthd a'dcompanying drawing forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 is aview t/ilally in elevation bf a railroad tie having the improved rail. fasteners applied the/reto. Eig. 2' is a detail sectional View through onejof the fasteners and the adj cent. portions of the tie f' showing a slightly' different formv of wedging spi-ke. Fig. 'isjfasimilar detL il view showing a still different arrangemeny of the wcdging spikes. Fight is ,afdetail perspective view of fastening clip adapted to be applied to thc head of a lspikeiv AFig. fis a.' transverse sectional view'through the' socket of the rail fastener, taken-upon thefline 5-5 of Fig. 1T "F ig. 6 is a" similar Uetail sectional view taken upon the line 6--6 o f Fig. 1.ol "i The details and features -of the invention will now be more particularly described, reference being had to the sa-'rdl drawing in which 10 indicates a sleeve "or socket which is adapted to be embedded in a concrete or other composition tie as l1. The said socket 1Q is, usually formed of tubular material' Stitch as piping of a proper diameter and the portion thereof which is to occupy the upper part of the recess in the tie is preferably tiattened as indicated in Fig. 5 so that the side walls 12 and edge, Walls 13 thereof are.' y arranged 'to extend in parallel planes mak-v ing annoblpng .opening in crossseiztion as clearly indicated in said Fig. 5. The lower l portion vof the socket isvhowever, preferably permitted to' remain cylindrical as indicated fat 14. The lower end/f fsaid cylindrical portion is also usually fdrmed 4with-.projec-v turned over against the bottom of the/tie as i indicated in the drawing. About centrally )of t "e longitudinal length of the socket recesses preferably in the form of 'apertures 16. and 17 are provided to coperate with the @railI engaging portions of the fastener to hold the parts together. In order/to further strengthen the of the cylinlmpalportion 14: of said sockets, the said ro or rods 1'8 being embedded in will of course be understood that sockets at opposite/ends of .the ties which are in aline ment with eachfother may be anchored by passed' through both of them.

fTh/e rai/1 I,engaging means comprises a spike 19' having the 'usual .rail tiange engag 'lingfhea/d 2Q; while its socket engaging end is fo 'med with an enlarged, port`on21, prefer: alfiy wedge shaped7 and adapted toproject (outwardly through one of thejsocket apen ../.tures as for instance the aperture 16. fn ordervto hold the said projection in engageatin spike 22l is employed/which is preferally'straight in' the shank, its end not being to onesideof the-spike 19 and thus preventfrom/the aperture t6 as will be re'adilygun/ socket by rmeans of av wire clip' 23 or' similar fasteningl'devices. When such 'lip ,lis'jenr., ployed the closed end thereof is inserted .be-1 I'cath the head 20 of the spile 19 and its free ends are permitted 'to project overthe enlarged so that it can be slipped into place esv I tions 15 which may be" folded to one side or I l ntechanism 'and'anchor" thel i' sockets 10 in plaee,one or more longitudinal rods as 18 may Ibe passed through the/Walls the material -of the tie as is formed. It'-V means of ,the saine rod 1.8 which .can befr menril with said socket aperture and prevent thel spike' from being withdrawn, a coper f thev projection 21 /from being withdrawnf derst'dbyrefercnce to Fig. 1./ Thefspike 22 may be prevented from coming, out ofthe 105 110,.. head of thc spike 22 andyare turnedinf A wardly over the said head as shown in'Fig.

l. In this manuel' the said spike 22 will b e prevented from Working loose or being withdrawn from the socket. A bearer plate 24; may be inserted beneath the rail as shown in Fig. 1,'the head ot' the locking spikes 22 resting upon'the saine. Ut" course the said bearer plate 24: is formed with apertures which coincide with the ends of the socket 10.

The manner of forming thelocking means for thespikes may be varied within the spirit of the invention. For instance as shown inilig. 2 the rail holding spike 19 may be wedged in position by means'of a wedge shaped spike 26 which is formed with an inner beveled edge leaving a Wedge shaped space between it and the rail securing spike 19. A wedge 27 is also used to till this space and prevent the Withdrawal.-

o-f the parts. As shown in Fig. 3 the Wedging spike may be formed with a hole engaging projection 29 at its lower end, 'similar to that on the spike 19 and a Wedge shaped space may be also left between the spikes adapted to be occupied by a wedge 30, which may be tightly driven to hold the two spikes in locked position. It will be evident that the fastening spikes may be varied in shape and may have diiferent means for securing them in place within the spirit of the invention.

Vhat I claim is:

l. A railt'astener comprising an apertured socket adapted to be embed-ded in the material ot a tic and having tianges adapted to fold against the tie for preventing the withdrawal ot' the socket, an anchoring bolt passing throughsaid sockets and embedded in the tie, a rail retaining spike having a n edge end portion adapted to project into the apertures of the socket, a Wedge shaped securing spike also adapted to extend into the socket, and a Wedge fitting between the said spikes for locking them in place.

2. A rail' fastener coniprisinga tubular socket having flattened portions and formed with apertures in its opposite edges, the said flattened portion being adapted to receive the Shanks of securing spikes, a rail engaging spike having a projection adapted to engage one of said apertures, a Wedging spike having a projection adapted to engage one ot said apertures, 4an intermediate Wedge for forcing the spikes apart and into engagement with the apertures of the socket, and a reinforcing apertured plate inter.- posed between the. heads of the spikes and the rail to be secured.

ALVIN R. GONZALEZ. Witnesses:

J. T. BRADY, E. LBRADY. 

